Qatar To Resume Issuing Family, Tourist Entry Visas From July 12

The interior ministry of Qatar on Thursday said that Qatar is planning to resume issuing family and tourist entry visas starting on July 12, in line with new travel and return policies and based on health ministry COVID-19 recommendations,

Issuing of family and tourist entry visas to be restarted on July 12, 2021
within the framework of the approved travel policies to and from the State of Qatar and based on the recommendations of @MOPHQatar regarding the #Covid19 developments. #MoIQatar pic.twitter.com/mSAqIIsBQj

— Ministry of Interior (@MOI_QatarEn) July 8, 2021

The health ministry of Qatar said in a statement that the new entry policies include providing a COVID-19 PCR test and classifying countries into three categories that would determine the quarantine policies.

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Entry for family visits, businessmen, and tourists including GCC citizens who do not have Qatari ID numbers will be limited to vaccinated and recovered cases.

All those who want to travel abroad will also need to be issued a travel permit and unvaccinated travelers to destinations not listed as green will have to book their institutional quarantine before departing Qatar, the health ministry added.

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